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Comment by Emmy on February 1, 2013 at 10:09pm

If you live in Canada and want to get an Insulinx meter, there's a coupon for a free meter, with the purchase of 100 Freestyle Lite test strips. You have to give them your name and email, then you can download a PDF coupon to print off.
http://www.abbottdiabetescare.ca/adc_ca/url/content/en_ca/product/p...

Comment by Emmy on February 1, 2013 at 9:53pm

I see on the USA Freestyle Insulinx PDF booklet, that you can only use test strips made specifically for this meter.

In my Canadian meter's booklet, it says you can use Freestyle Lite test strips and doesn't mention other test strips at all. I guess they made some changes to it before introducing it in the USA.

After checking the Canadian site, I see that it still says use Freestyle Lite test strips, so there must be a difference between the two models.

Comment by Emmy on February 1, 2013 at 9:46pm

Hi Dishers, I've never had any problem getting help on their contact number. As far as I know, all Freestyle meters are very accurate. I've never had one read low or high. Mine have been lab calibrated and were accurate to within 1/10 of a point and the same has held true with new ones as I update them. This has been true of all my Freestyle meters, including the Insulinx.

Jeff, I don't know details about how it tests, its been a while since I read up on it, but you might find more info on their website, if not, you could try asking someone at the local diabetes clinic, or calling them again and asking for someone with expertise on it, rather than someone who knows how to send you new batteries or other replacement parts. If you ask for more technical info, they can put you in touch with someone who is more informed.

Comment by dishers on February 1, 2013 at 1:04pm

Thanks for the welcome Emmy,
I have been reading the comments, and well I have been using mine for about 2 months now and I love it, saves me so much more time and worry. A few things wrong however, it is very hard to see, does not work with mountain lion (mac). I did not like the attitude of the help desk when I called.

Comment by jeff on January 28, 2013 at 6:50pm

I asked to join this group because I wanted to hear about the accuracy he InsuLinx system. How do its READINGS compare with those of Freestyle Lite and/or other systems.
Here is my dilemma: My wife changed jobs and so we just got new insurance. Our new insurance puts Freestyle strips at Tier 2 and everything other strip at tier 3, an $80 per prescription advantage to Freestyle.

When I put this information out on another list, I got several warnings from other diabetics, many of whom indicated that their A1C’s climbed when they were on Freestyle Lite because the Lite’s readings were about 20% lower than actual. When they got rid of the Freestyle system, their A1C’s came back down.

I figured I would just test the strips and see how they compared with my trusted system and then just do the math to correlate. Though my Freestyle Lite readings were about 15% low, on average, the relationship was non-linear and not directly mappable.

My understanding is that the Freestyle Lite system is very dependent on hematocrit levels. I’m hoping it is a different story with InsuLinx, but please tell me whatever you can. Freestyle Lite was easy to test by getting a free meter initial strips. For InsuLinx, I can get a free meter, but I can’t get the strips very easily, so any accuracy information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comment by Emmy on January 5, 2013 at 6:13pm

Hi Otter, welcome to the group!

Comment by Andy Taylor on January 5, 2013 at 10:01am

I've given this meter my best shot for over a year now. In my case, it is totally out to lunch and at least annoying. The ONLY saving grace is the fast testing. I'm definitely considering my options.

Comment by Marfem on January 5, 2013 at 8:15am

I somewhat like the meter, but I need one that is much more intricate. It took me a long time to figure out the back light, and after coming from a meter where I didn't have to handle strips, I had to get used to them again! I hate the lancet, so I kept my Accu-Chek Mulit-Clix lancet. The I:C calculator is ok, but it would be much better if I could ener in my true ratios with decimal points (1.6-2.5) instead of having to round everything to a whole number. Lastly, it takes way too many button pushes to get a 2 hour post meal reminder. I guess overall, I don't really like the Insulinx meter, but it's the only one available in Canada that has I:C calculator.

Comment by Emmy on January 4, 2013 at 2:20pm

I'd like to welcome disher and Marfem to the group! Sorry for the delay, I didn't get your request until today, my email software put them in the wrong folder!

Comment by Emmy on August 22, 2012 at 1:40pm

Welcome to the group Britt!

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